Tuesday, December 8, 2009

My Family Recipes 8 - Black Vinegar Pork Leg

Peparation for Ingredients
- Prepare a bottle of black vinegar. Highly recommended must be this yellow dog brand.

- Some gingers. If you like the spicy taste of gingers, prepare more gingers.
- 5-10 eggs (boil the eggs till completely cooked. Remove the shells)
Preparation the pork leg
- 1 pork leg about 1.5 KG to 2 KG. Cut into small pieces.

- Cook some hot water and boil the pork leg. It helps to remove the bad smell and blood.
- Change the water with cool water 1 or 2 times and wash the pork leg.
Method
- Heat up some sesame oil. Fry the gingers until turn into golden. - Put the pork leg and fry them with gingers.
- Put one bottle of black vinegar and some water (if you don’t like too strong vinegar taste, put less vinegar or more water).- Turn to slow fire when the vinegar is boiling.
- Put the egg- Turn the pork legs every 10-15 minutes.
- Cook the pork leg slowly for about 1 to 1.5 hour. Till the pork leg is soft. (make sure the vinegar is not dry up)
- May put some sugar (better with brown sugar) before serve.

2 comments:

Jennifer said...

Hello Alfie, many thanks for this recipe posted, would like to check with you whether this pork leg can be simmered in slow cooker till its,tender...TQVM

Alfie said...

Hi Jennfier, glad that this recipe may help you. Yes, it can be simmered in slow cooker till ites tender. the best taste is after you cook it, leave it over night. the meat and the ginger are taste great.